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  • 2023

    Beethem, K., S. T. Marquart-Pyatt, J. Lai, and T. Guo. 2023. Navigating the information landscape: public and private information source access by midwest farmers. Agriculture and Human Values 40:1117-1135.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4082)

  • Guo, T., S. T. Marquart-Pyatt, K. Beethem, R. Denny, and J. Lai. 2023. Scaling up agricultural conservation: Predictors of cover crop use across time and space in the US upper Midwest. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 78: 00084.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4081)

  • Guo, T., S. T. Marquart-Pyatt, and G. P. Robertson. 2023. Using three consecutive years of farmer survey data to identify prevailing conservation practices in four Midwestern US states. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 38:E44.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4112)

  • Liang, K., X. Zhang, X. Liang, V. L. Jin, G. Birru, M. R. Schmer, G. P. Robertson, G. W. McCarty, and G. E. Moglen. 2023. Simulating agroecosystem soil inorganic nitrogen dynamics under long-term management with an improved SWAT-C model. Science of the Total Environment 879:162906.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4098)

  • Liptzin, D., E. L. Rieke, S. B. Cappellazzi, G. M. Bean, M. Cope, K. L. Greub, C. E. Norris, P. W. Tracy, E. Aberle, A. Ashworth, O. B. Tavarez, A. I. Bary, R. L. Baumhardt, A. B. Gracia, D. C. Brainard, J. R. Brennan, D. B. Reyes, D. Bruhjell, C. N. Carlyle, J. J. Crawford, C. F. Creech, S. W. Culman, B. Deen, C. J. Dell, J. D. Derner, T. F. Ducey, S. W. Duiker, R. S. Dungan, M. F. Dyck, B. H. Ellert, M. H. Entz, A. E. Solorio, S. J. Fonte, S. Fonteyne, A. Fortuna, J. L. Foster, L. M. Fultz, A. V. Gamble, C. M. Geddes, D. Griffin-LaHue, J. H. Grove, S. K. Hamilton, X. Hao, Z. D. Hayden, N. Honsdorf, J. A. Howe, J. A. Ippolito, G. A. Johnson, M. A. Kautz, N. R. Kitchen, S. Kumar, K. S. Kurtz, F. J. Larney, K. L. Lewis, M. Liebman, A. L. Ramirez, S. Machado, B. Maharjan, M. A. Gamiño, W. E. May, M. P. McClaran, M. D. McDaniel, N. Millar, J. P. Mitchell, A. D. Moore, P. A. Moore Jr, M. M. Gutiérrez, K. A. Nelson, E. C. Omondi, S. L. Osborne, L. O. Alcalá, P. Owens, E. M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, H. J. Poffenbarger, B. P. Lira, J. R. Reeve, T. M. Reinbott, M. S. Reiter, E. L. Ritchey, K. L. Roozeboom, Y. Rui, A. Sadeghpour, U. M. Sainju, G. R. Sanford, W. F. Schillinger, R. R. Schindelbeck, M. E. Schipanski, A. J. Schlegel, K. M. Scow, L. A. Sherrod, A. L. Shober, S. S. Sidhu, E. S. Moya, M. S. Luce, J. S. Strock, A. E. Suyker, V. R. Sykes, H. Tao, A. T. Campos, L. L. Van Eerd, H. M. van Es, N. Verhulst, T. J. Vyn, Y. Wang, D. B. Watts, D. L. Wright, T. Zhang, C. L. Morgan, and C. W. Honeycutt. 2023. An evaluation of nitrogen indicators for soil health in long-term agricultural experiments. Soil Science Society of America Journal 87:868-884.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4139)

  • Menefee, D., T. O. Lee, K. C. Flynn, J. Chen, M. Abraha, J. Baker, and A. Suyker. 2023. Machine learning algorithms improve MODIS GPP estimates in United States croplands. Frontiers in Remote Sensing 4:1240895.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4140)

  • Perry, S., G. Falvo, S. Mosier, and G. P. Robertson. 2023. Data from: Long-tern changes in soil carbon and nitrogen fractions in switchgrass, native grasses, and no-till corn bioenergy production systems. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.547d7wmf3.

    abstract abstract

  • Robertson, G. P. 2023. Denitrification and the challenge of scaling microsite knowledge to the globe. mLife 2:229-238.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4137)

  • Welikhe, P., M. R. Williams, K. King, J. Bos, M. Akland, C. Baffaut, E. G. Beck, A. Bierer, D. D. Bosch, E. S. Brooks, A. R. Buda, M. Cavigelli, J. Faulkner, G. W. Feyereisen, A. Fortuna, J. Gamble, B. R. Hanrahan, M. Z. Hussain, J. L. Kovar, B. Lee, A. B. Leytem, M. A. Liebig, D. Line, M. L. Macrae, T. B. Moorman, D. Moriasi, R. Mumbi, N. Nelson, A. Ortega-Pieck, D. Osmond, C. Penn, O. Pisani, M. L. Reba, D. R. Smith, J. Unrine, P. Webb, K. E. White, H. Wilson, and L. M. Witthaus. 2023. Uncertainty in phosphorus fluxes and budgets across the US long-term agroecosystem research network. Journal of Environmental Quality 52:873-885.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4136)
  • 2022

    Dangal, S. R., C. Schwalm, M. A. Cavigelli, H. T. Gollany, V. L. Jin, and J. Sanderman. 2022. Improving soil carbon estimates by linking conceptual pools against measurable carbon fractions in the DAYCENT Model Version 4.5. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 14:e2021MS002622.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4039)

  • Menefee, D., R. L. Scott, M. Abraha, J. G. Alfieri, J. Baker, D. M. Browning, J. Chen, J. Gonetg, J. M. Johnson, G. R. Miller, R. Nifong, G. P. Robertson, E. S. Ressel, N. Saliendra, A. P. Schreiner-Mcgraw, A. E. Suyker, P. Wagle, C. Wente, P. M. White, and D. Smith. 2022. Unraveling the effects of management and climate on carbon fluxes of U.S. croplands using the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem (LTAR) network. Agricultural and Forest Meterology 326:109154.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4066)

  • Nguyen, L. T., K. A. Ortner, L. K. Tiemann, K. A. Renner, and A. N. Kravchenko. 2022. Soil properties after one year of interseeded cover cropping in topographically diverse agricultural landscape. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 326:107803.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4002)

  • Reimer, A., J. E. Doll, T. J. Boring, and T. Zimnicki. 2022. Scaling up conservation agriculture: An exploration of challenges and opportunities through a stakeholder engagement process. Journal of Environmental Quality 52:465-475.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4005)

  • Rieke, E. L., D. K. Bagnall, C. L. Morgan, K. D. Flynn, J. A. Howe, K. L. Greub, G. Mac Bean, S. B. Cappellazzi, M. Cope, D. Liptzin, C. E. Norris, P. W. Tracy, E. Aberle, A. Ashworth, O. Bañuelos Tavarez, A. I. Bary, R. L. Baumhardt, A. Borbón Gracia, D. C. Brainard, J. R. Brennan, D. Briones Reyes, D. Bruhjell, C. N. Carlyle, J. J. Crawford, C. F. Creech, S. W. Culman, B. Deen, C. J. Dell, J. D. Derner, T. F. Ducey, S. W. Duiker, M. F. Dyck, B. H. Ellert, M. H. Entz, A. Espinosa Solorio, S. J. Fonte, S. Fonteyne, A. Fortuna, J. L. Foster, L. M. Fultz, A. V. Gamble, C. M. Geddes, D. Griffin-LaHue, J. H. Grove, S. K. Hamilton, X. Hao, Z. D. Hayden, N. Honsdorf, J. A. Ippolito, G. A. Johnson, M. A. Kautz, N. R. Kitchen, S. Kumar, K. S. Kurtz, F. J. Larney, K. L. Lewis, M. Liebman, A. Lopez Ramirez, S. Machado, B. Maharjan, M. A. Martinez Gamiño, W. E. May, M. P. McClaran, M. D. McDaniel, N. Millar, J. P. Mitchell, A. D. Moore, P. A. Moore, M. Mora Gutiérrez, K. A. Nelson, E. C. Omondi, S. L. Osborne, L. Osorio Alcalá, P. Owens, E. M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, H. J. Poffenbarger, B. Ponce Lira, J. R. Reeve, T. M. Reinbott, M. S. Reiter, E. L. Ritchey, K. L. Roozeboom, Y. Rui, A. Sadeghpour, U. M. Sainju, G. R. Sanford, W. F. Schillinger, R. R. Schindelbeck, M. E. Schipanski, A. J. Schlegel, K. M. Scow, L. A. Sherrod, A. L. Shober, S. S. Sidhu, E. Solís Moya, M. St. Luce, J. S. Strock, A. E. Suyker, V. R. Sykes, H. Tao, A. Trujillo Campos, L. L. Van Eerd, H. M. van Es, N. Verhulst, T. J. Vyn, Y. Wang, D. B. Watts, D. L. Wright, T. Zhang, and C. W. Honeycutt. 2022. Evaluation of aggregate stability methods for soil health. Geoderma 428:116156.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4068)

  • Robertson, G. P., S. K. Hamilton, K. Paustian, and P. Smith. 2022. Data from: Land-based climate solutions for the United States. Dryad, Dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ghx3ffbr1.

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  • Robertson, G. P., S. K. Hamilton, K. Paustian, and P. Smith. 2022. Land-based climate solutions for the United States. Global Change Biology 28:4912-4919.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4040)

  • Williams, M. R., P. Welikhe, J. H. Bos, K. W. King, M. Akland, D. J. Augustine, C. Baffaut, E. G. Beck, A. Bierer, D. Bosch, E. Boughton, C. Brandani, E. S. Brooks, A. R. Buda, M. Cavigelli, J. Faulkner, G. W. Feyereisen, A. Fortuna, J. Gamble, B. R. Hanrahan, M. Z. Hussain, M. M. Kohmann, J. L. Kovar, B. Lee, A. B. Leytem, M. A. Liebig, D. Line, M. Macrae, T. B. Moorman, D. Moriasi, N. Nelson, A. Ortega-Pieck, D. Osmond, O. Pisani, J. Ragosta, M. Reba, A. Saha, J. Sanchez, M. Silveira, D. R. Smith, S. Spiegal, H. Swain, J. Unrine, P. Webb, K. E. White, H. Wilson, and L. M. Yasarer. 2022. P-FLUX: A phosphorus budget dataset spanning diverse agricultural production systems in the United States and Canada. Journal of Environmental Quality 51:451-461.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4022)
  • 2021

    Abraha, M., J. Chen, S. K. Hamilton, P. Sciusco, C. Lei, G. Shirkey, J. Yuan, and G. P. Robertson. 2021. Albedo-induced global warming impact of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands converted to annual and perennial bioenergy crops. Environmental Research Letters 16:084059.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3972)

  • Brooker, A., K. Renner, R. F. Price, and B. Basso. 2021. Evaluating high-resolution optical and thermal reflectance of maize interseeded with cover crops across spatial scales using remotely sensed imagery. Agronomy Journal 113:2884-2899.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3936)

  • Browning, D. M., E. S. Russell, G. E. Ponce-Campos, N. Kaplan, A. D. Richardson, B. Seyednasrollah, S. Spiegal, N. Saliendra, J. G. Alfieri, J. Baker, C. Bernacchi, B. T. Bestelmeyer, D. Bosch, E. H. Boughton, R. K. Boughton, P. Clark, G. Flerchinger, N. Gomez-Casanovas, S. Goslee, N. M. Haddad, D. Hoover, A. Jaradat, M. Mauritz, G. W. McCarty, G. R. Miller, J. Sadler, A. Saha, R. L. Scott, A. Suyker, C. Tweedie, J. D. Wood, X. Zhang, and S. D. Taylor. 2021. Monitoring agroecosystem productivity and phenology at a national scale: A metric assessment framework. Ecological Indicators 131:108147.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3978)

  • Liang, D. and G. P. Robertson. 2021. Nitrification is a minor source of nitrous oxide (N2O) in an agricultural landscape and declines with increasing management intensity. Global Change Biology 27:5599-5613.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf data (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3970)

  • Mosier, S., C. Córdova, and G. P. Robertson. 2021. Restoring soil fertility on degraded lands to meet food, fuel, and climate security needs via perennialization. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5:706142.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3979)
  • 2020

    Hatfield, J. L., J. Antle, K. A. Garrett, R. C. Izaurralde, T. Mader, E. Marshall, M. Nearing, G. P. Robertson, and L. Ziska. 2020. Indicators of climate change in agricultural systems. Climatic Change 163:1719-1732.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4101)
  • 2018

    Kleinman, P. J., S. Spiegal, R. , J.R., S. C. Goslee, J. M. Baker, B. T. Bestelmeyer, R. K. Boughton, R. B. Bryant, M. A. Cavigelli, J. D. Derner, E. W. Duncan, D. C. Goodrich, D. R. Huggins, K. W. King, M. A. Liebig, M. A. Locke, S. B. Mirsky, G. E. Moglen, T. B. Moorman, F. B. Pierson, G. P. Robertson, E. J. Sadler, J. S. Shortle, J. L. Steiner, T. C. Strickland, H. M. Swain, T. Tsegaye, M. R. Williams, and C. L. Walthall. 2018. Advancing the sustainability of US agriculture through long-term research. Journal of Environmental Quality 47:1412-1425.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/4100)

  • Spiegal, S., B. T. Bestelmeyer, D. W. Archer, D. J. Augustine, E. H. Boughton, R. K. Boughton, M. A. Cavigelli, P. E. Clark, J. D. Derner, E. W. Duncan, C. Hapeman, D. H. Harmel, P. Heilman, M. A. Holly, D. R. Huggins, K. King, P. J. Kleinman, M. A. Liebig, M. A. Locke, G. W. McCarty, N. Millar, S. B. Mirsky, T. B. Moorman, F. B. Pierson, R. , J.R., G. P. Robertson, J. L. Steiner, T. C. Strickland, H. M. Swain, B. J. Wienhold, J. D. Wulfhorst, M. A. Yost, and C. L. Walthall. 2018. Evaluating strategies for sustainable intensification of US agriculture through the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network. Environmental Research Letters 13:034031.

    abstract + pdf abstract pdf (https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/pub/3688)
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